191: Ed & Nina Martinez – Remembering Cenobium

Ed working on a Zombie for The Dead Pit, 1989

Thanks for subscribing and listening to the Clive Barker Podcast, the only podcast dedicated to the imagination of Clive Barker. In this, Episode 191, Jose and I talk with Ed and Nina Martinez about the Clive Barker Fanzine days, and particularly their work with Cenobium, collaborating with Clive Barker and many other friends of the show. We also talk about Ed’s special effects work.  This episode took some planning to pull it off, and we’ll probably have to have them back again for a part 2.

We have a treat of an episode today. Before we start, I want you to go read this feature article I wrote a short while back, Deep From The Vaults #02: Coenobium Magazine. If you’re familiar with Ed and his work in the FX industry and are a Coenobium collector, then go right ahead and listen to our episode. Ed & Nina Arlene Martinez were kind enough to join us on Skype this week and we’re bringing you a pretty in-depth discussion about Hellraiser, FX work and how Hellraiser brought together friends and lovers over the years.

Nina as a Moria Orc, SDCC

From the origins of Coenobium, to the Hellraiser: Bloodline and Lord of Illusions set visits, meeting Clive Barker and discussing other fan magazines of the 90s, cosplaying in horror conventions, we go on a long conversation that goes the early inspiration for Ed’s love of movies after watching King Kong, (King Kong’s armature in Bob Burns’ collection), Getting sketches for Coenobium straight from Clive’s sketch book, working with talented artists and writers, talking about the Hellraiser sequels and the future of Hellraiser and what we’d like to see happen in the near future – #BringBackPeterAtkins, 

Why is Pinhead in this poster? Find out in our episode.

#LetDougBradleyDirectHellraiser – We cover it all.

Ed worked in movies like Galaxis, The Dead Pit, The G-String Horror and Black Devil Doll (click for YouTube trailers!), and we briefly touch on those as well, and how hard it is to get extras to sit still on the chair to become slime-covered zombies, stop motion animation robots, Ed’s work at ATARI, his work sculpting and producing limited run model kits of the Engineer and the Chatterbeast, and all sorts of fun memories of interviews and dressing up as Tolkien Orcs!
Here’s an article on how they did it titled: Making a Moria Orc – by Ed and Nina!

Here are some more pictures gently sent to us by Ed and Nina from their personal collection:

Nina and Ed also have a youtube channel where they upload their Papa George and Ducky video series mentioned in the show!

Papa George and pal Ducky working to open that puzzle box in “Little Hellraisers.”

Jeremy Slate as Dr. Swan from The Dead Pit, as Pinhead?

If you’re interested in Coenobium and Hellraiser collectibles, Ed and Nina are currently still selling some back issues and other collectibles, so you can reach them via Facebook:
Ed Martinez on Facebook or e-mail at edwardamartinez@sbcglobal.net

Jeremy Slate as Dr. Swan from The Dead Pit, as Pinhead?

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